Selected quad for the lemma: conscience_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	faith_n	good_a	sprinkle_v	1,324	5	11.3387	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65863	The divinity of Christ and unity of the three that bear record in heaven with the blessed end and effects of Christ's appearance, coming in the flesh, suffering and sacrifice for sinners, confessed and vindicated, by his followers, called Quakers : and the principal matters in controversie, between them, and their present opposers (as Presbyterians, Independants, &c.) considered and resolved, according to the scriptures of truth, and more particularly to remove the aspersions ... cast upon the ... Quakers ... in several books, written by Tho. Vincent, Will. Madox, their railing book, stil'd The foundation, &c, Tho. Danson, his Synopsis, John Owen, his Declaration / which are here examin'd and compared by G.W. ... ; as also, a short review of several passages of Edward Stillingfleet's ... in his discourse of the sufferings of Christ's and sermon preached before the King, wherein he flatly contradicts the said opposers.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1669 (1669)	Wing W1925; ESTC R19836	166,703	202

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his_o follower_n he_o that_o be_v with_o you_o shall_v be_v in_o you_o i_o in_o they_o and_o they_o in_o i_o etc._n etc._n pag._n 103._o j.o._n query_n how_o can_v the_o power_n of_o god_n or_o a_o quality_n be_v say_v to_o be_v send_v to_o be_v give_v to_o be_v bestow_v on_o man_n answ._n yes_o very_o well_o it_o may_v be_v so_o say_v christ_n give_v they_o power_n to_o become_v the_o son_n of_o god_n who_o believe_v on_o his_o name_n and_o be_v not_o this_o god_n power_n have_v christ_n any_o thing_n but_o what_o be_v god_n and_o the_o saint_n know_v the_o power_n of_o god_n to_o work_v mighty_o in_o they_o so_o that_o this_o doctor_n have_v show_v himself_o very_o ignorant_a of_o the_o power_n of_o god_n and_o its_o work_n which_o do_v beget_v and_o restore_v man_n into_o the_o image_n righteousness_n and_o true_a holiness_n of_o god_n and_o this_o be_v give_v and_o bestow_v on_o such_o as_o believe_v in_o the_o light_n within_o the_o light_n of_o the_o divine_a power_n of_o god_n 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